{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-hong-kong-order-1995/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-hong-kong-order-1995/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2700",
  "legislation_title": "The Air Navigation (Hong Kong) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-hong-kong-order-1995",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Aircraft to be registered",
  "text": "(1) An aircraft shall not fly in or over Hong Kong unless it is registered in:\n(a) some part of the Commonwealth; or\n(b) a Contracting State; or\n(c) some other country in relation to which there is in force an agreement between Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of that country which makes provision for the flight over Hong Kong of aircraft registered in that country;\nProvided that:\n(i) any aircraft may fly unregistered on any flight which:\n(a) begins and ends in Hong Kong without passing over any other country, and\n(b) is in accordance with the “B Conditions” set forth in Schedule 2 to this Order.\n(ii) this paragraph shall not apply to any kite or captive balloon.\n(2) If an aircraft flies over Hong Kong in contravention of paragraph (1) of this Article in such manner or circumstances that if the aircraft had been registered in Hong Kong an offence against this Order or any regulations made thereunder would have been committed, the like offence shall be deemed to have been committed in respect of that aircraft.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2700/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:59:51.428258+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}